How to | Combine Two or More Graphics
When working with graphics in
Mathematica, you may want to combine several graphics into a single image.
Mathematica can combine graphics by overlaying them or by embedding them together in different orders.
One of the most common ways to combine graphics is by using
Show.
Set up some graphics to combine, stored in this example as
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,
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Overlay the graphics by using
Show:
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Display the full plot range using
PlotRange->All:
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Graphics can also be placed together in a row, grid, or column if you do not want to overlay them.
Use
GraphicsRow to put the graphics in a row:
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Use
GraphicsGrid to put them in a grid:
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Use
GraphicsColumn to put them in a column:
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The graphics options
Epilog and
Prolog can also be used to combine graphics. They work by embedding graphics together, but differ in the order in which they embed graphics.
Epilog works by embedding a graphic on top of another graphic.
Use
Epilog as an option within
Graphics to embed a point onto a line:
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Prolog works by embedding a graphic behind another graphic.
Use
Prolog as an option to
Graphics to embed a point behind a line:
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Show and
Epilog can also be used with 3D graphics.
Make two 3D graphics and combine them using
Show:
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You can use
Epilog to embed a 2D graphic within a 3D graphic.
Add a watermark to a 3D graphic by using
Epilog as an option within
SphericalPlot3D:
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